FREDI GONZALEZ RUMORS
Gonzalez off to daughter's graduation
Fredi Gonzalez is leaving the Atlanta Braves for a whirlwind, cross-country trek back to Georgia.
After managing Thursday night's series opener at San Francisco, Gonzalez is set to depart from the Bay Area at 6 a.m. on Friday so he can arrive in Statesboro, Ga., in time to attend his daughter's graduation from Georgia Southern first thing Saturday morning.
He will fly from...
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12 days ago
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Gonzalez to miss 2 games for daughter's graduation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Fredi Gonzalez is leaving the Atlanta Braves for a whirlwind, cross-country trek back to Georgia.
After managing Thursday night's series opener at San Francisco, Gonzalez is set to depart from the Bay Area at 6 a.m. on Friday so he can arrive in Statesboro, Ga., in time to attend his daughter's graduation from Georgia Southern first thing Saturday morning...
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Chopcast: Braves adjust to welcome McCann's return
ATLANTA Fredi Gonzalez ran out yet another new starting lineup Monday night in Cincinnati, but this time it was not due to experimentation not behind the plate anyways.
Catcher Brian McCann returned after missing the first 30 games of the season while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery, being plugged into the No. 6 hole in his first game back in the majors. The six-time...
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14 days ago
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6-time All-Star McCann set to come off DL Monday
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez says six-time All-Star catcher Brian McCann is ready to come off the disabled list on Monday.
McCann had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder last October. He was expected to complete his rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday and accompany the team to Cincinnati.
Rookie catcher Evan Gattis has hit .250 with seven homers...
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16 days ago
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Braves not worried about strikeouts
Fredi Gonzalez didn't sound like the manager of the National League's best team Friday night.
After his Atlanta Braves struck out 18 times against Detroit's Anibal Sanchez in a 10-0 loss, Gonzalez's postgame news conference lasted barely more than 10 seconds.
Gonzalez, who managed Sanchez from 2007 until 2010 with the Florida Marlins, said he had seen Sanchez throw...
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25 days ago
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Chopcast: Fredi Gonzalez lighting a fire?
When read out of context and without an appreciation for tongue-in-cheek humor, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez might appear to be kicking off spring training in a foul mood.
Of course, he's notat least not yet. He has a World Series contender on paper, and his hopes and spirits have been high throughout the offseason.
But that didn't stop him from sending a few barbs out...
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February 14, 2013
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Braves exercise Fredi Gonzalez's 2014 option
The Atlanta Braves have exercised their 2014 option on the contract of manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Taking over when Bobby Cox retired after the 2010 season, Gonzalez has managed the Braves to a 183-141 record. A September slump cost them a playoff berth in the 2011 playoffs and they lost to St. Louis in this year's NL wild-card game.
Atlanta also hired Dave Holliday and Brad Sloan...
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December 05, 2012
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Braves exercise option on manager Gonzalez
Frank Wren might be doing some holiday shopping in Nashville, but he made sure to take care of his teams leader in the meantime.
The Atlanta Braves executive vice presdent and general manager announced Wednesday afternoon that the team exercised its one-year club option on manager Fredi Gonzalez. Gonzalez, who was also in Nashville at this weeks Winter Meetings, is now signed through...
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December 05, 2012
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Gonzalez, Braves return to 5-man rotation
The grand experiment lasted only one time through the rotation.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez wanted to use six starters for the final two weeks of August to help the Braves survive a stretch of 20 games in 20 days and also to audition the starters for Septembers five-man staff.
The plan had to be scrapped after the first time through the rotation because Ben Sheets developed a sore shoulder...
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August 28, 2012
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Gonzalez might turn to a six-pack in rotation
Thursday's day off allowed manager Fredi Gonzalez to give everyone in the Braves' rotation a extra day of rest, always welcome at this time of year. It's especially welcome now, as the Braves begin a streak of 20 games in 20 days. Because of that, there's an outside chance that Gonzalez may go to a six-man rotation for that stretch of games. It depends on right...
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